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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1962?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1962, the Sun was in Leo (29°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°32' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°53' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°52'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1962	Aug 23, 1962 into Virgo
Moon	13°15'46" Gemini	Direct	Aug 22, 1962	Aug 24, 1962 into Cancer
Mercury	21°08'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Aug 29, 1962 into Libra
Venus	15°39'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1962	Sep 7, 1962 into Scorpio
Mars	0°39'15" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1962	Oct 11, 1962 into Leo
Jupiter	8°46'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	6°27'04" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	0°50'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	10°58'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°30'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°35'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 23, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 15:13 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 19:30 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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